Church Buttes

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Photograph of the Church Buttes by Andrew J. Russell, 1868

The Church Buttes is an eroded sandstone butte formation in Uinta County, Wyoming. It is notable for its prehistorical archaeological remains as well as being the location a camp site for the first party of Mormon leader Brigham Young, July 7, 1847. [1] It was the site of one of the relays for the pony express. [2]

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The site was also used as a route for the Overland Stage and Mail from 1862 to 1869, which ran from Denver to Salt Lake. The Overland route ran between Green River and Fort Bridger, with Church Buttes about 10 ten miles southwest of the present City of Granger, Wyoming. Church Buttes was a resting spot for early American pioneers in wagon trains heading west on the Overland Trail. Pioneers over the route had given the rock formation different names over the years, before Church Buttes became the common name. [3] Church Buttes Station was used by the Pony Express from April 3, 1860 to October 26, 1861 to change horses. [4]

The U.S. Geographic Names Information System identifies another Church Butte in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. [5]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, the area has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded at the Church Buttes Gas Plant was 100 °F (37.8 °C) on June 24, 1985, while the coldest temperature recorded was −40 °F (−40.0 °C) on December 21, 1990. [6]

Climate data for Church Battles Gas Plant, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1955–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)54
(12)		58
(14)		71
(22)		80
(27)		89
(32)		100
(38)		98
(37)		98
(37)		94
(34)		82
(28)		67
(19)		60
(16)		100
(38)
Mean maximum °F (°C)44.9
(7.2)		47.2
(8.4)		58.7
(14.8)		69.7
(20.9)		78.5
(25.8)		87.2
(30.7)		91.5
(33.1)		89.4
(31.9)		83.4
(28.6)		73.0
(22.8)		58.4
(14.7)		46.3
(7.9)		92.1
(33.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)31.2
(−0.4)		32.7
(0.4)		43.3
(6.3)		52.2
(11.2)		63.3
(17.4)		75.2
(24.0)		83.4
(28.6)		81.3
(27.4)		71.3
(21.8)		56.9
(13.8)		41.2
(5.1)		31.4
(−0.3)		55.3
(12.9)
Daily mean °F (°C)21.9
(−5.6)		22.9
(−5.1)		33.0
(0.6)		39.9
(4.4)		50.2
(10.1)		60.7
(15.9)		69.0
(20.6)		67.1
(19.5)		57.4
(14.1)		44.1
(6.7)		31.0
(−0.6)		21.8
(−5.7)		43.2
(6.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)12.5
(−10.8)		13.1
(−10.5)		22.6
(−5.2)		27.6
(−2.4)		37.1
(2.8)		46.3
(7.9)		54.5
(12.5)		52.8
(11.6)		43.5
(6.4)		31.2
(−0.4)		20.8
(−6.2)		12.2
(−11.0)		31.2
(−0.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−5.5
(−20.8)		−3.3
(−19.6)		7.1
(−13.8)		15.9
(−8.9)		24.8
(−4.0)		34.3
(1.3)		45.0
(7.2)		42.8
(6.0)		30.0
(−1.1)		14.9
(−9.5)		2.4
(−16.4)		−4.3
(−20.2)		−11.2
(−24.0)
Record low °F (°C)−35
(−37)		−35
(−37)		−15
(−26)		−2
(−19)		11
(−12)		25
(−4)		30
(−1)		29
(−2)		5
(−15)		−19
(−28)		−16
(−27)		−40
(−40)		−40
(−40)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.53
(13)		0.35
(8.9)		0.48
(12)		0.79
(20)		1.21
(31)		0.86
(22)		0.42
(11)		0.70
(18)		1.09
(28)		0.73
(19)		0.47
(12)		0.24
(6.1)		7.87
(201)
Average snowfall inches (cm)6.9
(18)		4.7
(12)		4.1
(10)		2.3
(5.8)		1.1
(2.8)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.3
(0.76)		1.1
(2.8)		5.6
(14)		4.7
(12)		30.8
(78.16)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)3.53.13.54.45.64.02.94.13.93.73.53.645.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)3.02.52.61.20.50.00.00.00.10.72.42.415.4
Source 1: NOAA [7]
Source 2: National Weather Service [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Federal Writers Project (1941), Wyoming: A Guide to Its History, Highways, and People, American guide series, North American Book Dist LLC, p. 261, ISBN   0403021995.{{citation}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  2. ↑ Guthrie, Carol; Smith, Bart (2009), The Pony Express: An Illustrated History, Two Dot Series, Globe Pequot, p. 90, ISBN   0762748168.
  3. ↑ Church Buttes wyohistory.org
  4. ↑ Pony Express Wyoming stations nationalponyexpress.org
  5. ↑ "Church Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  6. 1 2 "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Salt Lake City". National Weather Service. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Church Buttes Gas PLT, WY". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

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